Flop and busted Birfield.

I can't believe I've been a Cruiser owner for 3 years, and this weekend was the first for both.

Highly uneventful flop; super slo-mo. First trip with the 4" leaf lift, wasn't used to the higher center of gravity. Crawling up an off-camber hill, not very steep at all. Started to spin up against a rock. Clutched too late to keep from stalling. Had time to shift 2nd Xfer case into low and was thinking I'd try it again.

<thinking>Holding.. holding.. Am I going over? hmm..maybe. Grip wheel. Lean in. Could be going over. Yep, going over. Wait, am I.... yeah going over. <plunk, over> Dammit! Cigarettes are trapped under roll cage! Wahoo! Survived first flop! </thinking>

Yikes! I had to pulled uprite with a Scout!

-tom

Birfield breakage: Stupid, backing over poser rock. Had front ARB on, no power steering, rock shot the wheel over to the lock. Thunk. Front right wheel locked.

Embarrassed, it took me 3 hours to change it. (Hey, it was my first and nobody else with us was a Toyota wrencher)

-t

What I learned: put a big damn plastic trash bag under the works BEFORE you drop the fawkin bearing in the rocks and dirt. Luckily we had brake cleaner.

Yeah, what do you want?, I packed the bearing with motor oil because we didn't have any bearing grease with us. There was enough residual grease in the works to take up the slack. It needs a rebuild anyway.

-t

Now THAT is cherry popping at its finest! Congrats :D

Nice Scout! :D

so now will you put it on it's lid just for fun:confused: ;)

Popped my cherry the same way...Little flop..( not the whole way over ) and broken birf the same day...I didnt have a spare though...3 wheel drive home..Nice..The good old days!

..GOOD TIMES!

no damage shot?

where is that at???




is the guy in the scout named ian???

Post a pic of the damage. It would be interesting to see how she held up.

Glad you made it out OK

i dont get it, if you break at holister dont you just drive home? why fix it there in the dirt? cool either way! jiMMy

What is so cool about rolling your rig. I would chalk it up to lack of driving skill, I sure would brag about it..:confused:

Originally posted by ranger
What is so cool about rolling your rig. I would chalk it up to lack of driving skill, I sure would brag about it..:confused:

Hey now, come on. Rolling and breaking a birf for the first time is an important part of the Toyota four wheelin' coming of age thing. It has to happen eventually. LandCroozer is an active member of this forum and I, for one, am fucking stoked for him. :skull: :skull: :skull: :skull: :skull:

Without flaming, it looks like you were off the official trail - might be OK there, if not....

Originally posted by TLCObsession
Without flaming, it looks like you were off the official trail - might be OK there, if not....



I was thinking the same thing when I first read this thread. That is not ok in most areas.

Boy, you we're really getting it....:rolleyes: I just can't see how the heck you managed to lay it over in a spot like that! Maybe next time you'll grab a gear a bit faster.

Originally posted by dog walker
Boy, you we're really getting it....:rolleyes: I just can't see how the heck you managed to lay it over in a spot like that! Maybe next time you'll grab a gear a bit faster.


I think it had something to do with too much of this...
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my guess... he was going nearly parallel to the road surface that he's pointed towards...

Yikes! I had to pulled uprite with a Scout!
its a privelege:flipoff2:
I'm in the wrong forum aren't I? D'OH!